Suspension Of All Kinetic Activity: Trump Announces Russia-Ukraine 3-Day Ceasefire

President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine , covering May 9, 10, and 11 , posting the declaration on Truth Social on Friday. The truce, framed around Russia's Victory Day celebrations , which commemorate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, also acknowledges Ukraine's own deep historical ties to that victory. Trump stated the ceasefire would include a complete suspension of all kinetic activity , along with a massive prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country .

Trump said he made the request "directly" to both presidents, calling the halt to hostilities potentially "the beginning of the end" of what he described as a very long, deadly, and hard-fought war. Both sides swiftly confirmed the arrangement. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov formally confirmed Putin's acceptance, while Zelenskyy confirmed on Telegram that Ukraine had received Russia's agreement to the 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange and instructed his team to prepare everything necessary without delay.

In a moment laced with sharp diplomatic irony, Zelenskyy issued an official decree stating he would "allow a parade to be held in Moscow," specifying that Red Square's precise coordinates would be excluded from Ukrainian weapons targeting for the duration of the parade, pointedly underlining Kyiv's claimed long-range strike capability over the Russian capital.

The announcement came on the heels of two previously collapsed ceasefires. Ukraine had declared a truce on May 6, accusing Russia of violating it 1,820 times within hours , while Russia's own ceasefire declaration had similarly unraveled. Just hours before Trump's announcement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had openly admitted that U.S. mediation efforts had "stagnated." Yet Trump remained optimistic, insisting talks are continuing and that the world is "getting closer and closer every day" to ending the biggest conflict since World War II.